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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447040118717 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447040185556 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION" <johnlewis_9@iwon.com>
Reply-To: diamondexpress001@katamail.com
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 00:57:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Your E-mail address has won you US$4.6M


Your E-mail address has won you US$4.6MUK LOTTERY ORGANIZATIONTEL # +44 704 011 8717E-mail: info_uklottery.oganisation@yahoo.co.ukTICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT. If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day as the result of the UK lotto free ticket online e-mail address winning draws and sweepstakes held in DUBAI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATE on the 28th of Feb. 2007 has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your e-mail address has won you the free ticket online lottery in the first winning category and you are entitled to claim the sum of US$4.6M. Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Free Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583. All winners cheque are certified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any country. For your won prize certified cashiers cheque redemption contact the Courier Company incharge of all winners cheque delivery on the below
information: DIAMOND EXPRESS LONDONContact Officer: MR. MARK DOUGLASEmail:diamondexpress001@katamail.comTel #: +44-704 018 5556

You will be expected to contact the DIAMOND EXPRESS LONDON with the below winning claims information:- Your country, complete official names, address, amount won, free ticket and lucky numbers, date/venue of draw, contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers, sex, age, occupation and job title. Goodluck.

Mr John MorrisCo-ordinator.UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

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